Jules Atarax (1985) - Rage intérieure

This work explores the figure of human fury through a frontal portrait of almost hypnotic intensity.

Through this face with incandescent eyes and a nervous painterly gesture, Jules Atarax stages an emotion in its raw state: anger, inner tension, and energy ready to burst. The gaze, deliberately oversized, immediately grabs attention and becomes the emotional center of the canvas.

The contrasts between the dark tones of the background, the deep reds, and the luminous touches of white and yellow reinforce the impression of a presence inhabited by an inner force. The character seems to emerge from a dense, almost organic mental space, where the lines of the setting and the face merge in a single vibration.

The work probes the boundary between human emotion and its pictorial representation, between portrait and psychological state. Faithful to Jules Atarax’s approach, painting becomes the site of a sensitive experience here, where the gesture directly translates the violence of the feeling.

This canvas sits within a search for contemporary affects and the expressive power of the face; it ranks among the very latest paintings currently available by Jules Atarax, while the artist’s recent body of work as a whole has already been acquired.

This rare availability gives the collector a privileged opportunity to acquire an original work at a stage when the available production becomes extremely limited.

A rare opportunity before the complete disappearance of this series from the market.

Original signed work.

Acrylic on canvas.

Delivered with the utmost care.

His works are in private collections in the USA, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain. We offer on Catawiki the latest pieces available from this period 2019-2024.